HELEX Committee Press release

Athens, January 27, 2014

Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange S.A. (HELEX), during its session on January 27, 2014, approved the admission to trading of:

  • a) 7,648,380 new bonus common registered shares issued in favour of the shareholders of the company "F.H.L. I. KYRIAKIDIS MARBLES - GRANITES S.A.", and subsequently, of b) 24,474,815 new common registered shares, of new par value of € 1.15 per share, of the same company, which resulted from a share reverse split, in replacement of the existing 30,593,519 common registered shares (22,945,139 old shares and the aforementioned 7,648,380 shares). The trading of the total of the listed common registered shares of the company will temporarily cease on January 30th, 2014, to facilitate the share reverse split. Beneficiaries of the new shares are the ones registered in the records of the Dematerialized Securities System on February 3rd, 2014, date of determination of beneficiaries (record date). The start date of trading of the new shares, that resulted from the above two corporate actions, under the new par value of € 1.15 per share, is set on February 5th, 2014. Moreover, ATHEX during today's session, was also informed of the change in the distinctive title of the company from «FHL MANIFACTURING - TRADING CO S.A.» to «FHL I. KIRIAKIDIS MARBLES - GRANITES SA». The change in the distinctive title is set on February 5th, 2014.
  • 41,750,000 new common registered shares of the company "ATHENA S.A.", following the share capital increase through the capitalization of the company's liabilities and the cancellation of the old shareholders' pre-emption right. The start date of trading of the new shares is set on February 3rd, 2014.
  • 6,078,349 new common bearer shares of the company "VARVARESSOS S.A. EUROPEAN SPINNING MILLS", following the share capital increase carried out through a rights issue. The start of trading date of the new shares is set on January 30th, 2014.

Moreover, HELEX, during today's session, was also informed of the increase in the par value of the shares of the company "HELLENIC TELECOM. ORGANISATION", from € 2.39 to € 2.83 per share. The start date of trading of the existing shares under their new par value of € 2.83 per share is set on January 31st, 2014.